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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Country

United States

State

Virginia

City

Blacksburg

Institution IPED

233921

Liaison(s)

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Title

VP for Outreach & International Affairs

Address

Blacksburg, VA
United States

Email

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Title

Director of Global Engagement

Address

Blacksburg, VA
United States

Phone

Email

npsander@vt.edu

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Title

Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs

Email

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Title

Director of Global Engagement

Email

npsander@vt.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name Sort ascending	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Christopher Zobel	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Info Sciences/Systems	Germany	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Allan Yousten	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Institut Pasteur	Biology	France	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Wokutch	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Hiroshima University	Business	Japan	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Wokutch	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Wissenschaftszentrum	Business	Germany	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Westwood	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	French National Institute for Agricultural Research - Toulouse Centre	Crop Sciences	France	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James West III	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Cambridge University	Literature	United Kingdom	1985-1986	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kris Wernstedt	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Ardhi University	Urban Planning	Tanzania	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry Weber	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Catholic University of Chile	Education	Chile	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gordon Vining	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	Mathematics	Brazil	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Thorp	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Alexander Turnbull Library	History	New Zealand	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Taylor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Strathclyde, University of	Political Science	United Kingdom	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Taylor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Budapest University of Economics	Political Science	Hungary	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ryan Stewart	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Innsbruck	Environmental Sciences	Austria	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Stephens	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Turku, University of , Swedish U Abo	Anthropology	Finland	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Anne Staples	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Technion-Israel Institute of Technology	Engineering	Israel	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Snizek	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	State University of Leyden	Sociology	Netherlands	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Siegle	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	affiliation and dates to be determined	Literature	India	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Siegle	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Peradeniya	Literature	Sri Lanka	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Neil Shumsky	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Graz	History	Austria	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Shoemaker	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Xavier University	Sociology	Philippines	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name Sort ascending	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Eduard Zaloshnja	Agricultural University of Tirana	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Albania	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tsuyoshi Yamada	Okayama University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , University of Texas at Austin	Psychology	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nertil Xhaferaj	Albanian University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Albania	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Joanie Mary Anne Willett	University of Exeter (Penryn Campus)	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Political Science	United Kingdom	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vishal Kumar	Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Astronomy	India	2012-2013	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Michal Vinkler	Charles University in Prague	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Czech Republic	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Krishna Verma	Durgavati University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	India	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Marie-Therese Vendeville	Jean Zay	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Language	France	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ilie Vasilescu	University Of Bucharest	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Psychology	Romania	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Calin Valsan	Academy of Economic Studies	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Romania	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Martin Vacha	Masaryk University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Czech Republic	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ramon Tubio	Universidad de la Republica	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Uruguay	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jan Tomastik	Palacky University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Materials Science	Czech Republic	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ramesh Talreja	Technical University of Denmark	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Denmark	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Eleni Syka Kotoula	Plant Protection Institute of Thessaloniki	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Greece	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Valder Steffen Jr	Federal University of Uberlandia	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Brazil	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ladislav Starek	Slovak Technical University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Slovak Republic	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sangeeta Sonak	Srujan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	India	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Reidar Skaar	Agricultural University of Norway	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Norway	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gamameda Liyange Lalanie Silva	University of Peradeniya	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program